Lobos Basketball Tournament

Ed toons

Dead rappers' timeless music should be left to rest in peace

Dead rappers need to stay dead. Sure, Tupac totally killed it on "Who Do You Believe In," and Notorious BIG tore up "Juicy," but, as many of you may know, those men are dead.

Republicans hold on in a Democratic state

New Mexico is dominated by Democrats, but that hasn't stopped Republicans from holding the 1st Congressional District for the last 37 years, said Brian Sanderoff, president of Research and Polling Inc.

Anderson faculty scrutinized in audit

An October audit of the Anderson Schools of Management revealed that at least three faculty members spent too much time doing outside work. A redacted version of the report was released Friday.

Change in Iraq necessary; withdrawing troops risky

Editor, In her letter in Monday's Daily Lobo, Jenna Hall urged us to think of ourselves as global citizens. She also called for an immediate withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. As global citizens, it would be extremely reckless to immediately withdraw all our troops.

ASUNM senators ignore diversity, other concerns

Editor, This is in response to the letter in Thursday's Daily Lobo by Matt Beck, an ASUNM senator. While I, alongside other students here at UNM, were angered by tuition increases, what angered me more was how ASUNM sat back and did nothing. It's the only thing it seems to be good at these days - doing nothing that interests students as a whole.

Ed toons

UNM to face Cal in second round

It took a last-minute goal, but the UNM men's soccer team is moving on in the NCAA Tournament. Lobo freshman Stephen Brown scored the lone goal of UNM's 1-0 win at San Francisco with 18 seconds left in the game Friday, leading the Lobos to a second round contest at California.

Volleyball wins last home game

The UNM volleyball team sent its seniors off on a good note, defeating Texas Christian 3-0 in the final home match of the regular season. The two teams battled back and forth, but the Lobos won 30-22, 30-27, 30-27 on Friday at Johnson Gym.

One mistake costs Lobos against TCU

This time, the UNM football team dug itself a hole too deep to climb out of. After falling behind 24-0 at halftime, the Lobos rallied to pull within 24-21 but didn't complete the comeback, losing 27-21 to Texas Christian on Saturday.

TCU Home Game

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Progressive slate brings fresh ideas, new energy

Editor, Last semester, I was involved in the creation of PAC - the Progressive Action Coalition - for the purpose of bringing together progressive and ethnic groups to work better with each other and to make UNM more culturally diverse. We ran a progressive slate for student government in which I ran for vice president.

Bringing troops home, ending war a moral duty

Editor, As a student and registered voter, I hope that those of us who decided to cast our ballots last Tuesday don't continue to settle for mediocrity in the House of Representatives and the Senate. I feel that it is our moral duty as educated citizens of the U.

Runner finishes with NCAA ticket

Timmie Murphy was not going to end her cross country career at UNM without making a trip to the NCAA Championships. At Saturday's NCAA Mountain Regional, which was at the UNM North Golf Course, Murphy punched her ticket to the national championships by placing fifth overall, the best by a Lobo since 1988.

ASUNM races to clear up misleading text on ballot

The proposed ASUNM constitutional amendment is poorly represented on Wednesday's ballot and in an advertisement published today in the Daily Lobo, said Matt Gallegos, chairman of ASUNM's Steering and Rules Committee.

Bathroom ads trash smoking

Smokers are getting caught with their pants down, thanks to an underground guerilla effort that brought anti-smoking messages to bathrooms across campus in September, said student Kristen Woodruff, who helped organize the effort.

Drivers on campus should slow down for pedestrians

Editor, I recently came to visit a friend who is a student at UNM. She lives in the dorms. I am considering coming to school here, but I had a concern when I was crossing the street at the crosswalk. As my friend and I were heading toward Alvarado Hall, I noticed that people driving on Redondo Road do not obey the speed limit, especially in the crosswalk.

Lactation station gives moms privacy

Anyone who has breast-fed knows a hungry baby is not shy about where the next meal is coming from. Fortunately for mothers, the Health Sciences Center is concerned with providing a safe, private place for women to pump their breast milk.

Men's basketball starts season with a big bang

So far this season, no opponent that has entered The Pit has been a problem for the UNM men's basketball team. The Lobos beat Sacramento State 92-56 on Sunday for their third straight blowout at home. On Friday, UNM handled Abilene Christian 91-54 in the regular season opener.

Lobos on the road despite No. 8 rank

The UNM men's soccer team finished the season 13-3-3, is ranked No. 8 in the nation and won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation title Sunday. Still, that wasn't good enough for the seeding committee to give the Lobos a top-16 seed so they could have a home game for this year's NCAA Tournament.